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republicans have in some ways embraced bill clinton, as well. one of the oddest moments was hearing newt gingrich praise bill clinton. i was like, did you live through that presidency where there was such loggerheads? so i think it backfired with them embracing bill clinton as a moderate and trying to frame president obama as carter, because that was very much poking the bear, and the bear very much bit back. >> the bear has woken. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, more evidence that moderate mitt is a complete myth. here is what he says about women's rights behind closed doors and it is not about the binders. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. to make amazing try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet,
republicans have in some ways embraced bill clinton, as well. one of the oddest moments was hearing newt gingrich praise bill clinton. i was like, did you live through that presidency where there was such loggerheads? so i think it backfired with them embracing bill clinton as a moderate and trying to frame president obama as carter, because that was very much poking the bear, and the bear very much bit back. >> the bear has woken. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank...
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bill clinton and hillary clinton. and yet both are coming to barack obama's defense at a critical time in the campaign. john heinemann national affairs editor at new york magazine wrote a piece about the clintons and david corn of "mother joans," the author of "47%." i'm starting to talk like the guy on "saturday night live." >> i love you! >> let's talk about the internal relationship that is driving this. is it self-interest, is it bill clinton's love of the game, patriotism? what mix, what alchemy unites these? >> it's all three. bill clinton believes he and barack obama are on the same page. he thinks romney would be a disaster for the country and obama is pursuing policies that are now, not what he advocated in 2008, but what he's pursued in 2009, '10 -- >> moderate, center left democrats. >> obama is no longer positioning himself as a antidote to clintonism. he says it's about working for the middle class, getting this stuff done. clinton loves that because it restores clintonism. >> it's for people that work ha
bill clinton and hillary clinton. and yet both are coming to barack obama's defense at a critical time in the campaign. john heinemann national affairs editor at new york magazine wrote a piece about the clintons and david corn of "mother joans," the author of "47%." i'm starting to talk like the guy on "saturday night live." >> i love you! >> let's talk about the internal relationship that is driving this. is it self-interest, is it bill clinton's love...
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you've got to be fired up after bill clinton. he has been traveling all across the country for this campaign. he has been laying out the stakes so well that our team basically calls him the secretary of explaining stuff. the only clinton working harder than him is our secretary of state, hillary clinton. and i am so grateful to both of them. the only problem is i was in the back, i was enjoying listening to president clinton so much, i had to run up to get my cue. i was sitting there just soaking it all in. he was a great president. he's been a great friend. so i want everybody to give president bill clinton a big round of applause. speaking of outstanding public service, your next senator, your former governor, tim kaine is in the house. your outstanding congressman, jerry conneley is here. and i want everybody to please thank dave matthews for the outstanding performance. now -- i love you back. and i am glad to see all of you. for the past several days, obviously, all of this has been focused on the devastation that's been tak
you've got to be fired up after bill clinton. he has been traveling all across the country for this campaign. he has been laying out the stakes so well that our team basically calls him the secretary of explaining stuff. the only clinton working harder than him is our secretary of state, hillary clinton. and i am so grateful to both of them. the only problem is i was in the back, i was enjoying listening to president clinton so much, i had to run up to get my cue. i was sitting there just...
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they love as a group bill clinton. with respect to the economy, i looked at the numbers on hispanic voters who are a key factor in this election. they love as a group bill clinton. with respect to the economy, back to the hard case here, 47% of voters approve of president obama's handling of the economy compared to 51% who did not. it's a three-point increase from last month. that's what this election is about, movement. head too next year, 42% believe the economy will improve over the next 12 months, a six-point jump from last month. matching up obama and romney on the economy, the two candidates are now tied at 43% each. in july romney had a six-point edge. he always thought he had one. for most of the year romney has based his entire campaign strategy that americans think of him as mr. fix it. i'm amazed at this because the economy is not swimming out there. it's not great. the market's up, some indicators are up. unemployment is still in that 8% range, plus range, and people are levering the job market. it must be
they love as a group bill clinton. with respect to the economy, i looked at the numbers on hispanic voters who are a key factor in this election. they love as a group bill clinton. with respect to the economy, back to the hard case here, 47% of voters approve of president obama's handling of the economy compared to 51% who did not. it's a three-point increase from last month. that's what this election is about, movement. head too next year, 42% believe the economy will improve over the next 12...
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barack obama and bill clinton. bill clinton complaining bitterly for a year that obama wasn't even calling. now look what's happening. it looks like he understands he needs bill clinton at this c conventi convention. what do we expect to see? >> i think bill clinton has become like that character in the best man i just saw for the third time yesterday in new york here, that great play about the former president, in this case played by james earl jones. and i think he wants to be that big man, and he is, the big man of the party who will last through each election whether you win or lose, and i think he wants to clear the field for secretary clinton for next time. part of it is destroying anybody who opposed her in any democratic primary this spring, especially in pennsylvania where he showed his power, and to do it in a pouch way. he's doing carrot and stick. if you missed with hillary last time around you're not even in the game this time. he's saying, look, but i'm the party. so if barack loses i'm the party, if
barack obama and bill clinton. bill clinton complaining bitterly for a year that obama wasn't even calling. now look what's happening. it looks like he understands he needs bill clinton at this c conventi convention. what do we expect to see? >> i think bill clinton has become like that character in the best man i just saw for the third time yesterday in new york here, that great play about the former president, in this case played by james earl jones. and i think he wants to be that big...
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i don't know whether it's bill clinton and then springsteen or springsteen and bill clinton. they don't usually play headliner. this is a big event. springsteen did events for john kerry in 2004. been a little unwilling to do more in 2012 for obama but this will be a hugely attended and hugely covered event with i would say bill clinton being the single best surrogate on either side in this campaign. >> as bill clinton said, again this week, in washington on monday night, he has been made the secretary of explaining stuff. so you'll hear the speech and also get a lot of music. where do we get tickets? >> exactly. >> that does it for us. see you tomorrow in washington. thanks so much, chris. follow the show online and on twitter. tamron hall has a look at when's next. >> hi. we're picking up where you left off. i'll talk with president obama's supporter, mayor of atlanta, reid comparing the first presidential debate to the ali-frazier fight and knocked down. so what's he comparing last night's slugfest to? did the president effectively pull himself off the mat by bringing up r
i don't know whether it's bill clinton and then springsteen or springsteen and bill clinton. they don't usually play headliner. this is a big event. springsteen did events for john kerry in 2004. been a little unwilling to do more in 2012 for obama but this will be a hugely attended and hugely covered event with i would say bill clinton being the single best surrogate on either side in this campaign. >> as bill clinton said, again this week, in washington on monday night, he has been made...
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he voted for a bill she can't have an abortion if she was raped or incest. >> thank you. >> bill clinton. >> show that the american people really have understood that nobody could have brought us back here. that's a big thing for a democracy. >> again, that was bill clinton moments ago at the university of pennsylvania. back more with "hardball," the place for politics. copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help m
he voted for a bill she can't have an abortion if she was raped or incest. >> thank you. >> bill clinton. >> show that the american people really have understood that nobody could have brought us back here. that's a big thing for a democracy. >> again, that was bill clinton moments ago at the university of pennsylvania. back more with "hardball," the place for politics. copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get...
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what bill clinton thinks will happen at next one? that is next. your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics, put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait! [ garth ] great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? [ cheers and applause ] >>> this right here was the state of the presidential race one month ago tonight. take a look at this. president obama and mitt romney were essentially neck and neck, all throughout the summer, and then, boing! president obama very quickly and very dramatically jumped out to a six-point lead. what happened all of a sudden to cause that sort of jump? well, right here was president obama's speech at the democratic convention in charlotte. what you're looking at thereafter is what people call the post-convention bounce. after w
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especially a guy like bill clinton who is a walking advertisement for good governance. people believe him on the economy. >> why is he doing it? why is he so fervored about it? >> you know, i think part of it is that his legacy is in a sense tied to barack obama's. because a lot of what he's saying is let's go back to the clinton economic plans or the clinton rates on taxes. there's an affirmation of him in barack obama getting re-elected. and of course they did bring their two political powerhouse families together with the hiring of hillary clinton into the cabinet of barack obama. if you want to take the most cynical view of it, if hillary clinton wants to run in 2016, what better way to set that up. >> wait. we've got some huge loyalty markers that are going to be able to called in on this deal. >> absolutely. >> look, i think president clinton not only has he done the job for president obama, but the work that he's doing for -- on the down-ballot is just amazing. do you think he can swing some races? >> i think absolutely. if you look at -- i'm seeing popping into
especially a guy like bill clinton who is a walking advertisement for good governance. people believe him on the economy. >> why is he doing it? why is he so fervored about it? >> you know, i think part of it is that his legacy is in a sense tied to barack obama's. because a lot of what he's saying is let's go back to the clinton economic plans or the clinton rates on taxes. there's an affirmation of him in barack obama getting re-elected. and of course they did bring their two...
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what bill clinton said, that's fine if you want to make money. we understand when you buy a car you get someone who does a lot of puffery and say, this is great and you kind of factor that in. you don't want that in a president. >> joy reid and ari melber, thank you both for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, who would dare, who would even think about making predictions about tomorrow night's vice presidential debate? >>> and later, the war on women. the one where women get shot in the head because of what they think. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] enter the quicken loans skip-a-year mortgage sweepstakes today. up to five winners will get to skip a year of mortgage payments... courtesy of quicken loans. in other words: absolute happiness! enter often at skipayear.com. in other words: absolute happiness! mike rowe here at a ford tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording p
what bill clinton said, that's fine if you want to make money. we understand when you buy a car you get someone who does a lot of puffery and say, this is great and you kind of factor that in. you don't want that in a president. >> joy reid and ari melber, thank you both for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, who would dare, who would even think about making predictions about tomorrow night's vice presidential debate? >>> and later, the war on women. the one where women...
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you've seen this from newt gingrich going back to when he was up against bill clinton. somehow they're in with god and democrats aren't. i think what obama has done to counter this idea that he is somehow other is he's out there all the time. he's in our living rooms, out there with his family and his wife. seeming like the president and first lady next door. in that way i think most people see this for what it is. they're trying to rally the base paul ryan on this call with evangelicals. so i think in some ways it does rally evangelicals but it also rallies progressives. they are very much upset by this idea of framing this president as somehow outside the mainstream. and that's why i think progressives, there is this idea that somehow progressive and liberals and democrats aren't fired up. but they are fired up and part of the reason is because of these republican attempts to paint obama as somehow ill legitimate. >> wait until they have to hear what i have to say at the end of the show. got a last word. what is it? >> this is a reactionary kind of culture. it's not j
you've seen this from newt gingrich going back to when he was up against bill clinton. somehow they're in with god and democrats aren't. i think what obama has done to counter this idea that he is somehow other is he's out there all the time. he's in our living rooms, out there with his family and his wife. seeming like the president and first lady next door. in that way i think most people see this for what it is. they're trying to rally the base paul ryan on this call with evangelicals. so i...
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that was bill clinton on arsenio. richard nixon hit the piano. and american presidents who are also, well, besides commander in chief, they also are "american idol" wannabes. >>> finally, let me finish with rick santorum's strange notions about phony theology. we begin with last night's debate. howard fineman is director for "the huffington post." and susan page is a bureau chief for "usa today." when one of the many frictions last night between rick santorum and mitt romney in the two-hour debate -- was it only two hours? romney figured out a way to blame santorum for president obama's health care plan which was a model on romney's own plan in massachusetts. he turned the tables by setting santorum's support. who would have thought arlen spector would ever be mentioned again? let's watch. >> a study came out two weeks ago that listed 15 ways in which romney care was the model for obama care. the real fundamental issue here is government coercion. >> the reason we have obama care, the reason we have obama care is because the senator you supported
that was bill clinton on arsenio. richard nixon hit the piano. and american presidents who are also, well, besides commander in chief, they also are "american idol" wannabes. >>> finally, let me finish with rick santorum's strange notions about phony theology. we begin with last night's debate. howard fineman is director for "the huffington post." and susan page is a bureau chief for "usa today." when one of the many frictions last night between rick...
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it's going to sink in better and i think it fits the narrative that barack obama and bill clinton at the convention have been trying to persuade the country to accept, which is inherited a really bad situation. we've made real progress. we have a way to go. well, today it looks like we made real progress. >> well, barack obama did not inherit bill clinton's economy. he inherited george bush's economy. >> that's for sure. >> i think we have forgotten that along the way. robert wolf and bob shrum great to have you both with us tonight. thanks so much. remember, answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts on twitter at ed show and on facebook. we want to know what you think. coming up a big win for the economy means mitt romney is losing his favorite talking point. democratic strategist chris covinas will tell us what 7.3% unemployment means for the romney campaign. stay with us. we're coming right back. maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advan
it's going to sink in better and i think it fits the narrative that barack obama and bill clinton at the convention have been trying to persuade the country to accept, which is inherited a really bad situation. we've made real progress. we have a way to go. well, today it looks like we made real progress. >> well, barack obama did not inherit bill clinton's economy. he inherited george bush's economy. >> that's for sure. >> i think we have forgotten that along the way. robert...
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the idea that somehow it doesn't belong to the democrats and bill clinton went to russia when he was a kid, he's some sort of mole, some sort of mata hari. and even kennedy -- why do they think illegitimately, why does the white house belong in the hands of the toris, if you will, the conservatives? >> because i think it's symbolic. they feel the symbol of the country has got to represent the symbol of the values, pushing what they see is the american value system, which is capitalism unrestrained, this idea of freedom that they have actually glommed on to things, like tax cuts for the rich, corporations not being regulated. they believe that the president is the salesman to the world of what they see as the american story, which is that we are about, you know, free enterprise, and we are about what they see as freedom and they think democrats want to do this european socialist mushy, mommy state. >> i can say they like war. >> when they get in the white house, they tend to start a war. >> we can argue -- >> i think it's about power on a certain level. i mean, look, nixon, reagan, ge
the idea that somehow it doesn't belong to the democrats and bill clinton went to russia when he was a kid, he's some sort of mole, some sort of mata hari. and even kennedy -- why do they think illegitimately, why does the white house belong in the hands of the toris, if you will, the conservatives? >> because i think it's symbolic. they feel the symbol of the country has got to represent the symbol of the values, pushing what they see is the american value system, which is capitalism...
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and i do think there are two areas that bill clinton deserves credit. using his executive power. because we couldn't deal with the congress at that time. he revoked a 40-year-old policy that said that those of us who are gay or lesbian couldn't get security clearance. that was a serious problem for people, not just going to work for the government, but working for businesses that worked for the government. and he abolished that. secondly, and in terms of the international, he took the first step. if you were gay, overseas, and you were being persecuted, you were eligible for asylum. those were two very powerful things that were not just personal expressions. but beyond that, it is important that the president is a figure that people respect and when the president speaks out, it moves -- we're moving in the right direction anyway. it moves us a little further. >> in terms of that last point, about how it moves -- how it moves the country for the president to have made a personal statement about this, i can absolutely see your point on the negative side of him not saying anything.
and i do think there are two areas that bill clinton deserves credit. using his executive power. because we couldn't deal with the congress at that time. he revoked a 40-year-old policy that said that those of us who are gay or lesbian couldn't get security clearance. that was a serious problem for people, not just going to work for the government, but working for businesses that worked for the government. and he abolished that. secondly, and in terms of the international, he took the first...
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secondly, were i barack obama, i might not bring up bill clinton and tax cuts because bill clinton is, of course, a guy that said, we need to cut corporate taxes, bill clinton's a guy that says, we don't need to raise taxes on anybody. i think he said that to harvey on cnn. that's a tougher -- it's a tougher pull for him. >> i wonder what bill clinton would think of what the president is proposing right now and perhaps it's a good idea -- >> i think he already said he's against it. >> say nice thing about bill clinton right now. talk about how much he loves bill clinton and then tell him to keep his mouth shut. michael steele. >> i think that's a fair point. i'm intrigued by the whole idea of this conversation to begin with. this invocation of bill clinton is nice, but what they fail to acknowledge is that what spurred that growth that they're talking about was not the tax rates that the top earners were paying, was the cut in capital gains that spurred those owners of industry and small businesses to go and invest in that economy that was being created and supported by welfare reform
secondly, were i barack obama, i might not bring up bill clinton and tax cuts because bill clinton is, of course, a guy that said, we need to cut corporate taxes, bill clinton's a guy that says, we don't need to raise taxes on anybody. i think he said that to harvey on cnn. that's a tougher -- it's a tougher pull for him. >> i wonder what bill clinton would think of what the president is proposing right now and perhaps it's a good idea -- >> i think he already said he's against it....
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most of it followed bill clinton's 1993 tax increase. now, mitt romney has just spent two years telling us that tax cuts are all you need to stimulate the economy. is that wrong? >> absolutely wrong. supply side economics is bunk. we have seen historically not only when bill clinton raised taxes the economy did very well. george w. bush in 2001, 2003, cut taxes and the economy did very badly and then ultimately went really over a cliff in 2008. or more evidence for the first three decades after the second world war in the united states, the top tax rate never fell below 70% under dwight d. eisenhower, president eisenhower -- >> and yet professor, we have heard paul ryan, the so-called budget policy wonk of the house, repeatedly tell us that what we need to do is cut taxes and the economy does great. >> well, that's just simply not true. we had an election. most of the americans obviously did not believe that nonsense, and it is absolutely nonsense. there's no correlation at all between tax rates on the very top and the economy doing wors
most of it followed bill clinton's 1993 tax increase. now, mitt romney has just spent two years telling us that tax cuts are all you need to stimulate the economy. is that wrong? >> absolutely wrong. supply side economics is bunk. we have seen historically not only when bill clinton raised taxes the economy did very well. george w. bush in 2001, 2003, cut taxes and the economy did very badly and then ultimately went really over a cliff in 2008. or more evidence for the first three decades...
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the first, of course, was bill clinton, and his victory was never accepted by republicans who chose instead to focus on his dalliance with an intern called monica lewinsky. they've learned nothing and forgotten nothing. yesterday speaker boehner said that he and his house colleagues want the president to succeed. great. but if he really means what he said, then he should allow the investigations in benghazi to proceed but keep a lid on mr. issa and not let him turn benghazi into another fast and furious because if he does that, it won't just be the president who succeeds. it will be the republican party, too. thank you so much for watching. remember, you can always follow us on twitter at bashir and on facebook and we've also launched a new show blog at tv.msnbc..com. so do please check that out. chris matthews and "hardball" picks things up right now. >>> all in this together. let's play "hardball." ♪
the first, of course, was bill clinton, and his victory was never accepted by republicans who chose instead to focus on his dalliance with an intern called monica lewinsky. they've learned nothing and forgotten nothing. yesterday speaker boehner said that he and his house colleagues want the president to succeed. great. but if he really means what he said, then he should allow the investigations in benghazi to proceed but keep a lid on mr. issa and not let him turn benghazi into another fast...
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clinton was president. the same rate we had when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest surplus in history, and a whole lot of millionaires to boot. >> that was before the election. that was in the -- let's see, think some convention? very clear where president obama was and very clear where the american people voted. americans want progressive action, including higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. this is a pivotal moment for the democrats. the republicans are already trying to make it hard. president obama reached out right after the election victory. he was told that they were already asleep. today speaker boehner told abc news tax increases are still off the table. >> putting increased revenues on the table but through reforming or tax code. i would do that if the president were serious about solving our spending problem and trying to security or entitlement programs. >> revenue through reforming or tax code? this is the same stuff voters just rejected. this was a bright spot i
clinton was president. the same rate we had when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest surplus in history, and a whole lot of millionaires to boot. >> that was before the election. that was in the -- let's see, think some convention? very clear where president obama was and very clear where the american people voted. americans want progressive action, including higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. this is a pivotal moment for the democrats. the republicans are...
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these pictures are unbelievable what eisenhower was able -- can bill clinton do that in the important states of pennsylvania, ohio, florida, virginia? >> i think he can. i really do. i think clinton still has the magic with a lot of voters out there across the spectrum. it's not just in the democrat camp. there are a lot of independent voters and some republicans who admire what he did -- >> because he did the economy. >> what he did with the economy. so i think this particular clinton card is being played very judiciously by the campaign. they're going to put him out there even more so. i think it's smart. >> now, if you were romney, would you do the same thing with george w.? would you bring him into the big swing states and have giant rallies with you and george w.? would you do that. i'm just teasing. >> i don't see george bush as an anathema. >> would you bring him out for the big rallies in columbus. >> the president probably doesn't want to participate in this campaign. but there are some spots in town he could probably help. >> how would you like w. out there campaigning for t
these pictures are unbelievable what eisenhower was able -- can bill clinton do that in the important states of pennsylvania, ohio, florida, virginia? >> i think he can. i really do. i think clinton still has the magic with a lot of voters out there across the spectrum. it's not just in the democrat camp. there are a lot of independent voters and some republicans who admire what he did -- >> because he did the economy. >> what he did with the economy. so i think this...
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bill clinton signed into law the defensive marriage act. if i recall from the last presidential campaign, president obama, vice president biden said they supported marriage as being between a man and woman. i don't know why we spend all this time talking about this. we have a debt crisis talking about it, and the administration gave us a budget that just failed to tackle the challenges. i think that's what we ought to be talking about right now. >> there's a presidential campaign, and you are a republican leader in congress, and these issues are talking about the bandwidth. and that's why i wanted to get your views on them. i want to move on to the economy. let's talk about the payroll tax cut that was passed this week. neither of you actually supported it. my question for you, congressman ryan, do you think this has any economic impact on spurring economic recovery or jobs? >> i think chris did support it, so to set the record straight on that, i did not because i don't think it grows the economy. temporarily tax rebates and spending, they
bill clinton signed into law the defensive marriage act. if i recall from the last presidential campaign, president obama, vice president biden said they supported marriage as being between a man and woman. i don't know why we spend all this time talking about this. we have a debt crisis talking about it, and the administration gave us a budget that just failed to tackle the challenges. i think that's what we ought to be talking about right now. >> there's a presidential campaign, and you...
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bill clinton made an effective case. the argument was essentially democrats do it better. he laid out the case over the last 50 or so years democrats have done a better job creating jobs and growing the economy. and i think people listened to that speech. it was certainly much more well-received than mitt romney's speech. you had michelle obama do the same sort of talking about the democrats, talking about obama as someone who had a childhood that i think a lot of people could relate to. her own childhood as well growing up on the south side of chicago. so i think people looked at that convention and saw themselves in a way they didn't look at the rnc, and there weren't a lot of handles into that convention in the way i think the dnc was able to put on a real tab leau of different stories. it resonated with people. >> i think bnt is able to defend the terrible situation obama had when he walked in the door. it didn't seem like whining when he said it. president obama uses bnt in a new campaign add. let's look at this and see how this is going to register. >> he keeps sayin
bill clinton made an effective case. the argument was essentially democrats do it better. he laid out the case over the last 50 or so years democrats have done a better job creating jobs and growing the economy. and i think people listened to that speech. it was certainly much more well-received than mitt romney's speech. you had michelle obama do the same sort of talking about the democrats, talking about obama as someone who had a childhood that i think a lot of people could relate to. her...
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. >> it just reminds me of the clinton/dole campaign back in 1996 and after bill clinton won, he beat bob dole, bob dole did some commercials and at the end said you know, i just can't win. in this case, it seems like mitt romney, you know, i just can't close. i mean, he just does not -- he's not the closer that he needs to be. jonathan alter, e.j. dionne, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen, share your thoughts on twitter. i want to know what you think. >>> up next, rick perry had one of the most disastrous campaigns in history. a couple of good old boys from texas, jim moore and kinky friedman are here to say adios. >>> good news for the economy today, bad news for the republican candidates, and i'll tell you why. stay tuned. ♪ [ female announcer ] philadelphia cooking creme. a simple way to make dinner fresh and new again. creamy philadelphia along with savory herbs and spices. just stir it in. now it only takes a moment to make the moment. ♪ living the life with me ♪ so spread a little som
. >> it just reminds me of the clinton/dole campaign back in 1996 and after bill clinton won, he beat bob dole, bob dole did some commercials and at the end said you know, i just can't win. in this case, it seems like mitt romney, you know, i just can't close. i mean, he just does not -- he's not the closer that he needs to be. jonathan alter, e.j. dionne, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen, share your...
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bill clinton. he had won so many awards and honors at his arkansas high school the principal thought he needed to give someone else a chance and wouldn't let him run. we'll be right back. talk about repealing the 20-second amendment. now we know why the president wanted to repeal that one. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets, you can do bus
bill clinton. he had won so many awards and honors at his arkansas high school the principal thought he needed to give someone else a chance and wouldn't let him run. we'll be right back. talk about repealing the 20-second amendment. now we know why the president wanted to repeal that one. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans...
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president bush lost his first debate to bill clinton and ross perot. next president bush lost his first debate to john kerry. so when president obama lost his first debate last week to his challenger, mitt romney, that outcome was totally in keeping with the sad, sad incumbent president tradition of getting creamed in their first debate. but what hat means for tonight is that the democrats are looking for a solid performance to try to stop the republican momentum, to try to quash the poll imbalance that romney and ryan have been enjoying since the debate last week even if stephanie cutter tried to tell us a minute ago there was so much bounce. to that end, chuck todd joins us from the debate site with new polling information out today. chuck, what do we know today, chuck? >> i think we know, look, there has been some movement in romney's direction. now, some of it is, i would say, if you look at everything we've learned over the last few days, in our polling, in ohio, florida, and virginia, in the cbs/"new york times" polling, it feels like everything
president bush lost his first debate to bill clinton and ross perot. next president bush lost his first debate to john kerry. so when president obama lost his first debate last week to his challenger, mitt romney, that outcome was totally in keeping with the sad, sad incumbent president tradition of getting creamed in their first debate. but what hat means for tonight is that the democrats are looking for a solid performance to try to stop the republican momentum, to try to quash the poll...
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he will be joined by bill clinton at an event in ohio on thursday. celebrities like scarlet johansson and eva longoria are featured in a video under a romney presidency. the obama campaign also rolled out a web ad with jay-z encouraging young people to cast their votes. these are important messages for voter outreach. the most important thing, it's so important to hear from the candidate himself. the president's supporters, they want to see his a game tomorrow night. they want to see a different guy answering for the middle class. president obama has a shot to close the door on mitt romney. it's a shot he didn't take in the last debate and needs to take it this time. according to nbc's kirsten welker sources say the president will probably bring up mitt romney's 47% comments during tomorrow's debate. the comments from the hidden fundraiser video from the soft underbelly. it's the best attack to show the american people mitt romney is not acceptable as the choice for president because he says one thing behind closed doors and something else on numerou
he will be joined by bill clinton at an event in ohio on thursday. celebrities like scarlet johansson and eva longoria are featured in a video under a romney presidency. the obama campaign also rolled out a web ad with jay-z encouraging young people to cast their votes. these are important messages for voter outreach. the most important thing, it's so important to hear from the candidate himself. the president's supporters, they want to see his a game tomorrow night. they want to see a...
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bill clinton advanced by just plowing forward. not really dealing with the contradictions in his own life. and he became such a preternatural survivor that it got him to the white house, got him in trouble in the white house, got him out of trouble in the white house. with barack obama, you see ten years of his life, really the last third of my book, from the time he got to college from going to harvard, really introspectively trying to resolve all of the contradictions within him. racially, the family, all of that. and he does a pretty good job at it. he becomes a very integrated character in the largest sense of that term. that's what helped propel him to the white house. and he gets there into the miasma of the political system today, and some of that stuff doesn't work anymore. not in the same way. >> here's what i want to do another ten minutes on, which we don't have the time for, which is this notion of dysfunction, which i think is really just complication. i mean, i think every family -- there is no simple family. there i
bill clinton advanced by just plowing forward. not really dealing with the contradictions in his own life. and he became such a preternatural survivor that it got him to the white house, got him in trouble in the white house, got him out of trouble in the white house. with barack obama, you see ten years of his life, really the last third of my book, from the time he got to college from going to harvard, really introspectively trying to resolve all of the contradictions within him. racially,...
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than were created in any four years of bill clinton's presidency. he did not lower taxes. this whole supply side bologna. >> bob, answer me this question. >> you know that in april 1st, the united states became the highest corporate tax rate nation in the world. >> okay here we go. >> now if we do the buffet rule, we will have a 30% capital gains. >> this is the question everybody wants to come to. you are talking down america. this is the only country everybody tries to get to. we don't put up walls to keep people out. >> i don't want to. >> you just did. >> he took a swipe at the buffet rule, let's listen, i think this is on morning joe. >> i think people think this is the pixy rule where if we sprinkle dust on it. it has a huge tax increase on job creators. >> let me get back it principle. the president will run on this. he is not getting into detail. he says the wealthiest people. people over a million or near that range should pay the same rate as 40 years or the same income. >> i love that principle. for 25 years i've been in policy, i've been a strong advocate of fl
than were created in any four years of bill clinton's presidency. he did not lower taxes. this whole supply side bologna. >> bob, answer me this question. >> you know that in april 1st, the united states became the highest corporate tax rate nation in the world. >> okay here we go. >> now if we do the buffet rule, we will have a 30% capital gains. >> this is the question everybody wants to come to. you are talking down america. this is the only country everybody...
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i watched bill clinton give the speech of his life, saw the impact in a new polling that shows greater confidence in the economy, a confidence born of knowing a little more about what has been happening which should give hope for improvement. i watched secretary clinton with president obama today out at andrews air force base honoring ambassador chris stevens and the three others killed in benghazi. that moving scene is america at our best, honoring our fellow citizens, especially those who serve our country. as individuals, and public servants. worthy of personal reverence. what a contrast with the rattie politics played on the other side. the dirt ball attack that never seems to end of this president's birth, painting him as the other. someone that pals around with terrorists, who sympathizes with the attackers, who gets his politics from overseas. i would like to hope when they have to judge a president holding up our country's honor and saluting the troops as individuals, n
i watched bill clinton give the speech of his life, saw the impact in a new polling that shows greater confidence in the economy, a confidence born of knowing a little more about what has been happening which should give hope for improvement. i watched secretary clinton with president obama today out at andrews air force base honoring ambassador chris stevens and the three others killed in benghazi. that moving scene is america at our best, honoring our fellow citizens, especially those who...
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bill clinton, seriously, put that up there with the great speeches of the past 25 years. and barack obama, again, he didn't break any new ground, he's just a great speaker. >> i think all the speeches, the other thing about them that you missed in tampa, was these speeches here were all michele obama's speech, bill clinton's speech, all the speeches about barack obama. there was no -- not much discussion about democrats trying to advance themselves for 2016 or, you know, that was a lot of the subtext in tampa was about that kind of thing. the one place where i think there's a little concern for president obama which is in the david brooks piece, he's used to being the guy of change. he was the change candidate and he's not that anymore. he's basically offering the same things as the last four years. that's fine except for the fact that 65% of the country thinks we're on the wrong track. something there, whether romney can exploit that or not. not so far. a little something, a nugget that's going to be a problem for president obama having not put forward anything new and b
bill clinton, seriously, put that up there with the great speeches of the past 25 years. and barack obama, again, he didn't break any new ground, he's just a great speaker. >> i think all the speeches, the other thing about them that you missed in tampa, was these speeches here were all michele obama's speech, bill clinton's speech, all the speeches about barack obama. there was no -- not much discussion about democrats trying to advance themselves for 2016 or, you know, that was a lot of...
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clinton takts rates. thank you very much gene and john. -coming up, we're keeping an eye on the potential issues at the polls nationwide. >>> and just outside toot the paperback edition of my book, it's a good way to decome bust over the next couple weeks from this election. read a happy history. this is "hardball," the place for politics. live from democracy plaza on election day. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ hi victor! mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with co
clinton takts rates. thank you very much gene and john. -coming up, we're keeping an eye on the potential issues at the polls nationwide. >>> and just outside toot the paperback edition of my book, it's a good way to decome bust over the next couple weeks from this election. read a happy history. this is "hardball," the place for politics. live from democracy plaza on election day. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage....
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he made the case against obama's economic policies, even the winning line borrowed from bill clinton's 1992 campaign. >> because he has failed, he will run a campaign of diversions and distractions and distortions. it's still about the economy, and we're not stupid. >> you know, romney didn't seem to realize that the line need add punchier, even smirkier delivery but, still, message was gotten across. nearly 60% of americans believe the country is on the wrong track. the easy hinge is making the why not obama case. the harder part is why romney? and last night romney tried to begin the reintroduction of himself to voters who they claim are now starting to pay attention. >> you may have heard that i was successful in business. yep, that rumor is true. but you might not have heard i became successful by helping start a business that grew from ten people to hundreds of people. you might not have heard that our business helped start other businesses like staples and the sports authority and a new steel mill. >> but, again, what we didn't hear is why romney as far as why him to lead the eco
he made the case against obama's economic policies, even the winning line borrowed from bill clinton's 1992 campaign. >> because he has failed, he will run a campaign of diversions and distractions and distortions. it's still about the economy, and we're not stupid. >> you know, romney didn't seem to realize that the line need add punchier, even smirkier delivery but, still, message was gotten across. nearly 60% of americans believe the country is on the wrong track. the easy hinge...
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he's not a bill clinton. i guarantee you, there are a lot of people that weren't excited about vice president bush in 1987. after he sat down with him, they are saying man, he's one of the greatest guys. i guarantee you, it's not a half way endorsement the next day. the same thing with bill clinton. romney, you have been in massachusetts, romney is not a guy comfortable reaching out and bringing people in and swaying them. >> he's not, i use this word nicely. he's not a politician. he's a business guy. he's not a back slap, how's it going. there's enough factor that plays into this. it's the conduct of the campaign's he's run. in which the attack machine of the romney campaign hans mercyless. >> they are called the death star for a reason. also, there's the personal problem. was it a game change, the story about the guys that went into the bathroom before the debate and basically, it was like a high school where they hated the one guy who was a bully. >> the people who work with him in business like him as mu
he's not a bill clinton. i guarantee you, there are a lot of people that weren't excited about vice president bush in 1987. after he sat down with him, they are saying man, he's one of the greatest guys. i guarantee you, it's not a half way endorsement the next day. the same thing with bill clinton. romney, you have been in massachusetts, romney is not a guy comfortable reaching out and bringing people in and swaying them. >> he's not, i use this word nicely. he's not a politician. he's a...
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. >> you got clinton re-elected. >> well, i created an opportunity for bill clinton to sell out to the left. it was a wonderful moment. >> well, that's the strange part of the whole thing of gingrich. the one good part of his record, i would argue, from a centrist or progressive perspective, is that during the late '90s, he and clinton really did together as they matched wits, reduce the federal deficit to zero, created a surplus. you can argue what you want, but they did get health care reform through. it worked. that sort of coming together of two great minds, good and bad, whatever you want to call them, it worked. i tried to get him to talk about it. he said, santorum doesn't get a piece of that. he's only my junior partner. >> he didn't quite say that. he said santorum wasn't important in passing health care reform. it's true. he was a freshman senator and newt gingrich was the speaker of the house. i don't think anyone would say that just the fact that santorum was in the senate makes him senior to gingrich. it's a fair comment, also a little bit of a ding, a little bit of a shot
. >> you got clinton re-elected. >> well, i created an opportunity for bill clinton to sell out to the left. it was a wonderful moment. >> well, that's the strange part of the whole thing of gingrich. the one good part of his record, i would argue, from a centrist or progressive perspective, is that during the late '90s, he and clinton really did together as they matched wits, reduce the federal deficit to zero, created a surplus. you can argue what you want, but they did get...
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bush or bill clinton or before him george h.w. bush, but willy last night reminded me of a lot of clinton speeches we got. a lot of smaller items. with clinton it was school uniforms, things that -- i mean, this was a very tested speech. every line was poll tested, but the practical line will be negligible. it sounded great. there were good small items in there. some items i disagreed with, but at the end of the day it's not going to transform -- it's not going to change washington. >> rhetorically it was a great speech. if you start with i killed osama bin laden and saved gm, that's a pretty good speech. when we talks about unity and getting things done that defies the reality. why should this year, all of a sudden, will we tackle big issuesisms that's what's brilliant. he's an incumbent who's running on change, and getting back to the american dream. although you say there's nothing dramatic that's going to happen from the state of the union, which i agree pretty much with every state of the union, there's the gestalt factor, no
bush or bill clinton or before him george h.w. bush, but willy last night reminded me of a lot of clinton speeches we got. a lot of smaller items. with clinton it was school uniforms, things that -- i mean, this was a very tested speech. every line was poll tested, but the practical line will be negligible. it sounded great. there were good small items in there. some items i disagreed with, but at the end of the day it's not going to transform -- it's not going to change washington. >>...
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the question is, does the event itself still go on with bill clinton? right now, for instance, they were still going to have clinton and biden events in youngstown this was supposed to be the second stop. there was a virginia stop that was going to be today, but this was sort of odd last night when the president left. and you wondered, well, what's he going to say this morning at this campaign event? you know, is he really going to go off on a romnesia riff? you know, so this doesn't surprise me at all. >> hey, chuck, a lot happening this past weekend. >> yeah. >> i don't even know where to start. the one thing, though, that you and i can probably agree on here is, it's hard to pick up trends. you see an ohio newspaper poll, oh, wait, okay. >> yeah. >> mitt romney is now even with the president. boy, the president's in a lot of trouble. and an hour later, "the washington post"/abc poll, wait, romney's down four. an hour later "the des moines register" decides they're going to endorse a republican since nixon. a minnesota poll that shows romney within th
the question is, does the event itself still go on with bill clinton? right now, for instance, they were still going to have clinton and biden events in youngstown this was supposed to be the second stop. there was a virginia stop that was going to be today, but this was sort of odd last night when the president left. and you wondered, well, what's he going to say this morning at this campaign event? you know, is he really going to go off on a romnesia riff? you know, so this doesn't surprise...
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also in 1993, president clinton signed a bill named for the john hinkley tried to assassinate him. the brady bill instituted a federal background check system for people buying guns. yes, there are plenty of loopholes. but the system didn't exist at all before the brady bill made it so in 1993. they said it couldn't be doenl. it was done. then, the year after that, another step. the assault weapons ban. >> democratic sponsors ofrt crime bill expect that president clinton will take a major role in making sure the final bill bans semi-automaltic assault weapons. as nbc's pete williams tells us tonight, this is the major, unresolved issue and it is a big one. >> they're called semi-automaltic weapons. each pull of the trigger fires one bullet. americans own about a million of them. but they've been used in some especially deadly shootings, like this one last july at a san francisco law firm that killed eight. that led a california senator to propose a ban on 19 types of semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns. that's now in the senate crime bill. it targets weapons that have detach
also in 1993, president clinton signed a bill named for the john hinkley tried to assassinate him. the brady bill instituted a federal background check system for people buying guns. yes, there are plenty of loopholes. but the system didn't exist at all before the brady bill made it so in 1993. they said it couldn't be doenl. it was done. then, the year after that, another step. the assault weapons ban. >> democratic sponsors ofrt crime bill expect that president clinton will take a major...
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teflon candidates like bill clinton and ronald reagan where nothing sticks, and velcro candidates like al gore never even said that "i invented the internet," and yet that stuck to him. and romney, from the ease to which you can play those reels, two cadillacs, and the trees are are right height and all of that, he is looking more and more like a velcro candidate, and this is his core problem. >> and jonathan capehart, he spent easter weekend at his southern california beach mansion, the place i guess where he's trying to put in the elevator for the four cars. but he apparently did body surfing, which my guess is, that's a less politically damaging than wind surfing was for john kerry. >> yes, because lots of people do body surfing. i've never done it, but i know people who have done it and i've seen people do it. it looks fun, but it's not for me. >> and jonathan, to the "snl" thing, i think e.j. raises an important point that in 2000, "saturday night live" did some penetrating stuff on al gore that i think gave the electorate a vocabulary in a certain sense for what made them uncomfo
teflon candidates like bill clinton and ronald reagan where nothing sticks, and velcro candidates like al gore never even said that "i invented the internet," and yet that stuck to him. and romney, from the ease to which you can play those reels, two cadillacs, and the trees are are right height and all of that, he is looking more and more like a velcro candidate, and this is his core problem. >> and jonathan capehart, he spent easter weekend at his southern california beach...
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. >> we have talked about bill clinton as a super surrogate for barack obama. mike, the guy in that ad, he's a super anti-surrogate, an anti-validator of mitt romney. he looks like the voter that barack obama needed to change sides, that former reagan democrat, that white working class guy looking dead into the camera and saying, this guy destroyed us. he took away our livelihood and he made us build the stage that we had to stand on to announce the end of our jobs. it was absolutely the most devastating ad, but what was also remarkable was the romney people had no response. look, they had a six-month lead time on this line of attack because remember something called winning our future pac? they ran a 27 minute ad of this same message. romney, because he survived in florida after that, he seemed to think i can get over this because he didn't respond. >> i talked to -- >> jane mayer, you write in your piece that sarah palin of all people thought that the bain ad had a negative impact on mitt romney's candidacy. she thinks it worked. here she is on fox on electio
. >> we have talked about bill clinton as a super surrogate for barack obama. mike, the guy in that ad, he's a super anti-surrogate, an anti-validator of mitt romney. he looks like the voter that barack obama needed to change sides, that former reagan democrat, that white working class guy looking dead into the camera and saying, this guy destroyed us. he took away our livelihood and he made us build the stage that we had to stand on to announce the end of our jobs. it was absolutely the...
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i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> which is a funny joke, but he's also a little bit mean to the first lady, right? mr. romney did go on at the end of his remarks to say very nice things, very nice and serious things about the whole obama family. that sort of softened the blow there a little bit. michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across our great country, and i hear the same thing everywhere i go. honestly, we were hoping to see michelle. >> that was not president obama's funniest joke of the night, but it turns out that what he said there is actually kind of true. at least the underlying point of it, which is that people apparently really, really like to see michelle obama out on the campaign trail. this is mrs. obama today speaking at a campaign rally in racine, wisconsin. there were something like 2,500 people, capacity crowd crammed in to see mrs. obama. we know it was a capacity crowd because there was also a line of people several b
i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> which is a funny joke, but he's also a little bit mean to the first lady, right? mr. romney did go on at the end of his remarks to say very nice things, very nice and serious things about the whole obama family. that sort of softened the blow there a little bit. michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across...
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. >> in 1997 after bill clinton got re-elected but before lewinsky, the republicans tried to do the same thing on chinese fund-raising. remember that? they spent the better part of a year trying to turn this into a huge scandal. there is a little more to that one than there is to this. this is just exploiting a tragedy for political purposes. >> and here is the great irony. john mccain, who seems like he's the big whistle-blower, going after susan rice yesterday. compare what he said about susan rice yesterday with what he said about another foreign policy expert, in this case condoleezza rice, back in 2005. here is mccain on susan rice. take a listen. >> susan rice should have known better, and if she didn't know better, she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> okay. mortal sin, deal breaker, end of her career because john mccain said she had gotten the wrong brief and delivered the wrong brief. however, mccain had a very different reaction back in 2005 when condoleezza rice was n
. >> in 1997 after bill clinton got re-elected but before lewinsky, the republicans tried to do the same thing on chinese fund-raising. remember that? they spent the better part of a year trying to turn this into a huge scandal. there is a little more to that one than there is to this. this is just exploiting a tragedy for political purposes. >> and here is the great irony. john mccain, who seems like he's the big whistle-blower, going after susan rice yesterday. compare what he...
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. >> and republican slammed former president bill clinton for these comments on the military. >> look at how much stronger the american military is because it is less racist, less sexist, less homophobic and we just look at who is doing the job. >> mitt romney argues he can bridge the divide by working with good democrats. the great challenge will be governing in this polarized climate we will wake up to on wednesday morning or maybe thursday morning or maybe it's friday morning. as we said all along, keep an eye on the big three. president obama and governor romney will hold five events there in the next 24 hours, florida, ohio, and havevirginia. we've nicknamed them flova. in new jersey officials are still scrambling to ensure people hit by sandy can even cast ballots. let me start with our quick whiparound, we begin farthest south along florida's i-4 corridor. romney will be in sanford and the first lady in orlando. two sides trying to seal the deal. mark potter is in tampa. he joins me now. mark, i keep hearing it's about hillsborough county and orange county. one is about turnout
. >> and republican slammed former president bill clinton for these comments on the military. >> look at how much stronger the american military is because it is less racist, less sexist, less homophobic and we just look at who is doing the job. >> mitt romney argues he can bridge the divide by working with good democrats. the great challenge will be governing in this polarized climate we will wake up to on wednesday morning or maybe thursday morning or maybe it's friday...
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. >> that's what bill clinton did. >> what would lbj have done. you don't talk about lbj and you talk about great presidents but there was a guy who could reach across the aisle. >> we talk about lbj, knowing how washington runs and that's absolutely critical. >> he could get things done. >> look at bill clinto he had republicans that just didn't like him, he figured out a way to make it work. look at ronald reagan, tip o'neill, tip o'neill to deal with. they got together and they had a rule at 6:00 politics ended and they became friends. >> ted kennedy/orrin hatch. >> ted kennedy/orrin hatch. >> in one second. i want to ask you, what does sandy weill think breaking up the big banks? >> he's not on the dream team. >> is he mad at jamie dimon for some reason? >> that goes way back. his daughter was there and jamie went and got jpmorgan and made it into a colossus and then sandy didn't set up his success well to chuck prince. sandy was the architect of this bank and now he's talking about breaking them all up. he was the one that put it altogether.
. >> that's what bill clinton did. >> what would lbj have done. you don't talk about lbj and you talk about great presidents but there was a guy who could reach across the aisle. >> we talk about lbj, knowing how washington runs and that's absolutely critical. >> he could get things done. >> look at bill clinto he had republicans that just didn't like him, he figured out a way to make it work. look at ronald reagan, tip o'neill, tip o'neill to deal with. they got...
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in 1993 when bill clinton was president and he was trying to overhaul the health care system he argued essentially that employers should have to provide health coverage for their employees. employers were going to be mandated to provide health coverage. the republican answer to that, the republican plan was to say no. it shouldn't be employers who have to provide health coverage. it should be individuals that take that responsibility. the 1993 republican health care plan in the senate included, look at that, something called an individual mandate, a requirement that individuals must purchase health insurance. the author of the plan was a republican senator named john chafety if fi /* -- john chaffey of rhode island. nearly half of the congress signed on at the time. ittent a small idea of health reform. it is what they had to offer and at the center of what they were all about. this is from the national journal at the time. the republican senate plan would create an individual mandate for health insurance, similar to one that now exists for auto insurance from the associated press cong
in 1993 when bill clinton was president and he was trying to overhaul the health care system he argued essentially that employers should have to provide health coverage for their employees. employers were going to be mandated to provide health coverage. the republican answer to that, the republican plan was to say no. it shouldn't be employers who have to provide health coverage. it should be individuals that take that responsibility. the 1993 republican health care plan in the senate included,...
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like bill clinton was, even like george w. bush. here romney has a clear advantage. for a guy who is stiff and awkward, this is the one issue on which emotionally he can be the motor in chief in waiting so to speak. the president has a hard time emoting on most issues. when it comes to israelis, there's no question he sees israel much more along the line of the continuum of america's national security interests rather than on the values interest. that comes across. i think it won't make a difference in the election but in a tight election you don't want to alienate people and give anybody an issue against which to raise money against you. the israel issue could be that. >> aaron david miller, good to see you. thanks so much. >>> who's the boss? the london police aren't afraid to turn offer the lights on rock and roll legends. paul mccartney, bruce springsteen and t fans found that out the hard way. they pulled the plug after they had played 30 minutes past the curfew. long time springsteen guitar playing steven van zandt went on a twitter offensive after the shut dow
like bill clinton was, even like george w. bush. here romney has a clear advantage. for a guy who is stiff and awkward, this is the one issue on which emotionally he can be the motor in chief in waiting so to speak. the president has a hard time emoting on most issues. when it comes to israelis, there's no question he sees israel much more along the line of the continuum of america's national security interests rather than on the values interest. that comes across. i think it won't make a...